The time a teacher takes in explaining is inversely proportional to the information retained by students.
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Category Archives: Humor
Dec
16
Top Ten Songs That Apply To That Special, Annoying, and Difficult Coworker Part 1
Everybody has at least one — a difficult coworker who simply drives others crazy. It might be an Interrupter (the person who talks over you), The Drop-In and Stay (camps in your office or cubicle to stop you from working, The Credit Stealer (“Oh, you mean I didn’t come up with that great idea?”.
So, we can’t get rid of them (another always pops up when one leaves), so let’s have a little fun. Here are the first five of ten songs, and/or song titles that have special meaning when applied to those annoying colleagues.
Oct
14
Shocking Discovery In Education: Most Breathing Done Informally
In a shocking study recently published in the Journal of Training and Development, meta study review reveals that over 95% of breathing is done without formal structure, or outside interference. Not only is breathing informal, but it was discovered that training in breathing did not effectively cause breathing and neither did the absence of training result in cessation of breathing.
The Association of Training and Development (ASTD) has announced that they will be partnering with a number of vendors to provide training in informal breathing techniques. Head of ASTD Bingham says: Continue reading
Apr
27
Using Your Head To Manage Conflict Helpcard Video/Audio
Ok. It was a fun experiment. What would happen if we took one of our content rich helpcards, had a computer voice read it, and then make a video of the result? Well, like someone said, it’s amazing that this works at all, nevermind the quality. And, well, it didn’t all fit in a 10 minute Youtube vid, so we had to speed up the voice. Well, here it is. Laugh if you like. Or better, yet, give it to someone you really don’t like much and you want to drive crazy, because I guarantee you that after listening to it twice, it’s game over to sanity.
Feb
27
More Bent Affirmations For The Grumpy
I originally just glanced at these, and didn’t realize they aren’t all that funny. Oh well. There’s something to be learned from these. I just don’t know what it is.
On this day I will look at my past mistakes and project them onto the future.
Feb
25
Affirmations For the Grump Who Wants to Stay Grumpy
Here are some affirmations for those people out there who are affirmation impaired, or simply fed up with all the happy positive faces out there. Please add any grump affirmations in the comments section.
- As I let go of my feelings of guilt, I can get in touch with my Inner Sociopath. Continue reading
Jun
02
Poor Speller Fights Back
Upon being chastized for spelling errors for allegedly incorrect spelling of Dewey Duck, Mr. Bacal responds:
> You ain’t that great a speller yourself. Among other things, in the same
> comment you misspelled the name of Dewey Duck.
Jun
01
Backlash to Grammar Rules Movement
CNN is reporting massive demonstration in U.S. cities, apparently lead by an underground organization called: Revolutionary Front For The Preservation of English Conventions Long Outdated.
Lead by octaganerian Che Strunk, demonstraters are lobbying the U.N. for a formal code of punctuation to apply to all languages. Che, in an interview, said:
May
09
Don’s Buttocks
On 29 Jul 01, at 18:30, Peter Isackson wrote:
> Don states after an illuminating description of operating a bulldozer,
> “However, I would not say that my buttocks have a new skill. The skill is
> actually in my brain.”
>
> The truth is that it is in both places as the human organism works as a
> whole, unless you are a radical dualist. By the same token I am not
> positing independent intelligence in the members (I mentioned feet as well
> as fingers for the piano).
Peter, marketing, philosophy, etc, aside, I’d figure if you want to make the case that Don’s buttocks “learn” (and fine buttocks they must be to do so), the contention would be more compelling if you could explain
psychologically or physiologically, exactly how this takes place.
May
04
Nasal Learners, Anal Learners, Phallic Learners, More On Learning Styles
I’m not sure what to make of what follows, except to say it’s perhaps a good example of trying to use outdated models in today’s world. (That’s if this is serious) Here’s a brief quote from an article
entitled:
Learning Styles
Freud’s Seminal Contribution to Learning Styles